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The Last Song Performed by 20 Rockers Who Died Too Soon

todayMarch 15, 2025

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These are the last songs performed by rockers who died too soon.A lot of musicians in our world still had an active music career when they died. No one in attendance at their final concerts could have predicted that it would be the last time the rocker would take the stage.Chris Cornell died very unexpectedly while Soundgarden were on tour, and they had other shows planned as well as an album in the works. The same was true for Dimebag Darrell, who was murdered during a concert with Damageplan.READ MORE: What 10 Famous Rock Stars Had for Their Last MealsThose are two instances where a musician’s death was very shocking. Others, such as Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley and Eddie Van Halen, had been mostly out of the public eye prior to their death. Thus, it had been a few years since either rockers played shows with their respective bands.Just out of curiosity, we checked what some of the last songs our favorite departed rockers played before they died on Setlst.fm, and compiled a gallery to show what they were.Scroll through the images below to see which musicians we picked. The stats for their last song and the date and location of the show are listed underneath.The Last Song Performed by 20 Rockers Who Died Too SoonThese are the last ever songs performed live by rock and metal musicians who died too soon.Gallery Credit: Lauryn SchaffnerIn Memoriam: Rockers We Lost in 2024We say farewell to some amazingly talented performers and rock movers and shakers.Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire

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